A Game-Changing Year for Smartphone UIs
2025 has been a super interesting year for smartphone UIs First we saw 1 UI7 with some super cool customizations Then Google surprised everyone with material 3 expressive for Pixel phones and later Apple divided everyone on the internet with liquid with the liquid glass design
. The Big Surprise – Origin OS (Kind of) Coming to India
glass But the year is not done yet and neither are the surprises I'm saying this because one of the smartphone makers whose OS is not exactly a fan favorite is launching a new one and that will probably change the game If you haven't guessed it yet I'm talking about Vivo's Fun Touch OS and they are
. Why It Matters: The Problem With FunTouch OS
bringing fun in their Fun Touch OS Yes Vivo is finally bringing the Origin OS to India Kind of well kind of because it's not clear how exactly they'll do it As per the rumors they are going to rebrand and rename the funouch OS and in that they'll bring the coolest features of origin OS and it's actually good because it's so many years that people have been asking Vivo to bring Origin OS to India In fact even when we do a video on IO device or a Vivo device everyone says that the cameras are great the hardware is great but Funouch OS
FunTouch OS vs Origin OS – What's the Real Difference?
a. Home Screen UI & Layout
So yeah I think PO has finally listened Now let me just show you how is origin OS different from funouch OS and what are the features that you are missing out on This phone has the original OS and this has the funouch OS Let the fun begin Okay First of all this is how the home screen
b. Notification & Control Center
look on both Funouch OS and Origin OS Fun touch is clean and minimal while this one is busy Now busy doesn't mean bad because you get a ton of options to play with For example the widgets can be stacked on one another just like the iPhones and Samsung's and you can even
place them inside a folder which is something I haven't seen on any other skin And when you swipe down from the left you get the notifications panel and when you do it from the right you get the control center But on Font OS both the quick settings and notifications are
c. Mood Cube & Customization Features
combined I personally prefer separate because you don't have to tap five times just to turn on dark mode or change media output But if you're someone who likes the old school way you can always go back to that by just tapping on this button right here So on original OS youd. Lock Screen Customization
Multiple styles, widget support
Transparent keyboard & visual tweaks
Full-screen Always On Display (AOD)
Animation & UX Enhancements
do have a choice But on Funouch OS there's no choice at all There's also mood cube feature that brings a lot of customization options for your home screen For starters you can add these cool effects to your wallpaper change it as per the time of the day or even add
. Live Activities aka “Origin Notifications”
iPhone Dynamic Island-style feature
the sky effect that will change on the basis of the weather You can also change the icon size from here And if you swipe left you can even decide whether you want the tiles to be rounded or proxy And the same applies everywhere be it the quick settings or even the control
. Small Touches That Make a Big Impact
a. Smart Screen Resolution Switching
center And just for the record you cannot do any of it in the font OS at least as of yet You also get this feature on the home screen where you can just swipe here to quickly bring up your music player or your payments app for fast payments Nice And if you're still
Auto toggles between FHD/UHD for battery savings
Inspired by LTPO tech
adaptation feature in screen resolution that changes the resolution based on what's playing on your screen If it's a full HD content the screen switches to 1080p And if it's a high res content the display switches to UHD This helps in saving battery just like the LTPOscreens and I hope more phones get this feature You also get performance mode here which is nice and it's actually very common in other skins but it's still not there in Funouch OS And finally if you love playing games you will love this So it's called the game countdown feature What it does is that
yeah that's pretty much everything about the original OS I'm not sure if it's going to be a full rebrand but even if Vivo brings all of these features to India it'll be a very good move for them See the thing is hardware and the cameras are already beating the competition and it's just the software
that needs a little bit of tuning So those were my thoughts What do you guys think about Origin OS coming to India and which features are you excited for the most tell me in the comments I look forward to reading them And if you enjoyed watching this video press that
b. Performance Mode
Not yet on FunTouch
Origin brings better resource allocation
c. Game Countdown Feature
Saves lobby waiting time
Automatically resumes game when match starts
Final Thoughts: Is This Vivo’s Software Turning Point?
Cameras and hardware already top-tier
A better UI can put Vivo ahead of competition
Even if not a full rebrand, this could be a massive leap
not done customizing you'll be happy to know that here you get more layout options more sliding transitions and you can also customize the dock When it comes to the lock screen there are two styles to choose from And you can also add widgets just like iPhones I mean exactly like iPhones but again no
. Reader Interaction Section
such thing on Fun Touch OS And while I was unlocking the phones I noticed that the strokes are thicker on the Origin OS The pin pattern is also slightly different and you get a transparent keyboard too The always on display is better too as you get the option of full
screen AODD where your lock screen wallpaper is visible just like the iPhones and even in the usual AOD You get a lot more clock styles and customization options Now coming to the one thing that everyone loves about Origin OS and that is animations See animations are very
good on Origin OS be it the app opening closing unlocking the phone But after last few updates even the Funouch OS has gotten similar animations and that too with the same set of features Of course it's not as smooth as Origin OS but it's not far either This clearly shows that
Vivo is working on improving Fun Touch OS which is good One very interesting thing is that even the fingerprint icon can be customized a lot In fact they change with your lock screen style For normal lock screen you get all of these styles And for original cover lock screen you get all of these funky
designs And not just that you get a lot more options for unlocking as well as charging animation Origin OS also has the live activities features which they like to call origin notification Yeah it's copied from iPhone but the implementation is very thoughtful You
can have these live activities appear on the camera notch obviously but that's not it They also appear on AOD lock screen home screen and even when you're playing games which is actually very good Apart from all the customization features that I showed you there are